Chapter 84, 25 verses
When the sky has split [open]
Itha alssamao inshaqqat
When the heaven bursts asunder,
Wenn der Himmel sich spaltet
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so]
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And obeys its Lord and it must.
und auf seinen Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für ihn -,
And when the earth has been extended
Waitha alardu muddat
And when the earth is stretched,
und wenn die Erde ausgedehnt wird
And has cast out that within it and relinquished [it]
Waalqat ma feeha watakhallat
And casts forth what is in it and becomes empty,
und herauswirft, was in ihr ist, und sich entleert
And has responded to its Lord and was obligated [to do so] -
Waathinat lirabbiha wahuqqat
And obeys its Lord and it must.
und auf ihren Herrn hört - und es ist ja rechtens für sie ...
O mankind, indeed you are laboring toward your Lord with [great] exertion and will meet it.
Ya ayyuha alinsanu innaka kadihun ila rabbika kadhan famulaqeehi
O man! surely you must strive (to attain) to your Lord, a hard striving until you meet Him.
O du Mensch, du mühst dich hart zu deinem Herrn hin, und so wirst du Ihm begegnen.
Then as for he who is given his record in his right hand,
Faama man ootiya kitabahu biyameenihi
Then as to him who is given his book in his right hand,
Was nun jemanden angeht, dem dann sein Buch in seine Rechte gegeben wird.
He will be judged with an easy account
Fasawfa yuhasabu hisaban yaseeran
He shall be reckoned with by an easy reckoning,
der wird einer leichten Abrechnung unterzogen,
And return to his people in happiness.
Wayanqalibu ila ahlihi masrooran
And he shall go back to his people joyful.
und er wird erfreut zu seinen Angehörigen zurückkehren.
But as for he who is given his record behind his back,
Waamma man ootiya kitabahu waraa thahrihi
And as to him who is given his book behind his back,
Was aber jemanden angeht, dem sein Buch hinter seinem Rücken gegeben wird,
He will cry out for destruction
Fasawfa yadAAoo thubooran
He shall call for perdition,
der wird nach Vernichtung rufen
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
Wayasla saAAeeran
And enter into burning fire.
und der Feuerglut ausgesetzt sein.
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Innahu kana fee ahlihi masrooran
Surely he was (erstwhile) joyful among his followers.
Er war ja froh inmitten seiner Angehörigen.
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Innahu thanna an lan yahoora
Surely he thought that he would never return.
Er meinte ja, daß er nicht zurückkehren würde.
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
Bala inna rabbahu kana bihi baseeran
Yea! surely his Lord does ever see him.
Ja doch! Gewiß, sein Herr sieht ihn wohl.
So I swear by the twilight glow
Fala oqsimu bialshshafaqi
But nay! I swear by the sunset redness,
Nein! Ich schwöre beim Abendrot
And [by] the night and what it envelops
Waallayli wama wasaqa
And the night and that which it drives on,
und der Nacht und dem, was sie zusammentreibt,
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Waalqamari itha ittasaqa
And the moon when it grows full,
und dem Mond, wenn er voll geworden ist.
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Latarkabunna tabaqan AAan tabaqin
That you shall most certainly enter one state after another.
Ihr werdet eine Schicht nach der anderen besteigen.
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
Fama lahum la yuminoona
But what is the matter with them that they do not believe,
Was ist denn mit ihnen, daß sie nicht glauben
And when the Qur'an is recited to them, they do not prostrate [to Allah]?
Waitha quria AAalayhimu alquranu la yasjudoona
And when the Quran is recited to them they do not make obeisance?
und, wenn ihnen der Qur'an vorgelesen wird, sich nicht niederwerfen?
But those who have disbelieved deny,
Bali allatheena kafaroo yukaththiboona
Nay! those who disbelieve give the lie to the truth.
Aber nein! Diejenigen, die ungläubig sind, erklären (ihn) für Lüge.
And Allah is most knowing of what they keep within themselves.
WaAllahu aAAlamu bima yooAAoona
And Allah knows best what they hide,
Doch Allah weiß sehr wohl, was sie (in ihren Herzen) für sich behalten.
So give them tidings of a painful punishment,
Fabashshirhum biAAathabin aleemin
So announce to them a painful punishment~
So verkünde ihnen schmerzhafte Strafe,
Except for those who believe and do righteous deeds. For them is a reward uninterrupted.
Illa allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum ajrun ghayru mamnoonin
Except those who believe and do good; for them is a reward that shall never be cut off.
außer denjenigen, die glauben und rechtschaffene Werke tun; für sie wird es einen Lohn geben, der nicht aufhört.